Why schools should refuse iPads

David Steinhafel:

Educational institutions shouldn't use proprietary software for these (and other) reasons. There are free software replacements that:

allow the students to study the program and even change it to function differently or better;

don't cost any money or cost way less than Apple and Windows machines;

help emphasize general and best computer practices, so students can figure out how to use any computing operating system and platform, not just the one they were forced to use in school.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 29, 2012 2:50 AM
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